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Impervious surfaces like patio slabs, sidewalks, and driveways that are within 10 feet of the home should slope away from the house.
Impervious surfaces like patio slabs, sidewalks, and driveways that are within 10 feet of the home should slope away from the house.
Impervious surfaces like patio slabs, sidewalks, and driveways that are within 10 feet of the home should slope away from the house.
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A layer of pea gravel or crushed stone, 4 inches thick and sloped 5%, provides a pest-resistant ground break around the perimeter of a slab foundation
A layer of pea gravel or crushed stone, 4 inches thick and sloped 5%, provides a pest-resistant ground break around the perimeter of a slab foundation
A layer of pea gravel or crushed stone, 4 inches thick and sloped 5%, provides a pest-resistant ground break around the perimeter of a slab foundation
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Comprehensive water management features include a capillary break (≥ 6-mil polyethylene sheeting) at all crawlspace floors
Comprehensive water management features include a capillary break (≥ 6-mil polyethylene sheeting) at all crawlspace floors
Comprehensive water management features include a capillary break (≥ 6-mil polyethylene sheeting) at all crawlspace floors
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Good water management practices like sloping grade away from house, and installing gutters, perimeter drain pipe, a capillary break, and free-draining soils or drainage mat protect the foundation from water saturation.
Good water management practices like sloping grade away from house, and installing gutters, perimeter drain pipe, a capillary break, and free-draining soils or drainage mat protect the foundation from water saturation.
Good water management practices like sloping grade away from house, and installing gutters, perimeter drain pipe, a capillary break, and free-draining soils or drainage mat protect the foundation from water saturation.
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Poor drainage conditions can enable water to pool around the home.
Poor drainage conditions can enable water to pool around the home.
Poor drainage conditions can enable water to pool around the home.
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Right – Driveway is installed to slope water away from the house
Right – Driveway is installed to slope water away from the house
Right – Driveway is installed to slope water away from the house
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Right – The drain slopes away from the foundation and terminates at the proper distance
Right – The drain slopes away from the foundation and terminates at the proper distance
Right – The drain slopes away from the foundation and terminates at the proper distance
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Right – The final grade slopes away from the house
Right – The final grade slopes away from the house
Right – The final grade slopes away from the house
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Wrong – Drain pipe has been cut and foundation penetration has not been properly sealed
Wrong – Drain pipe has been cut and foundation penetration has not been properly sealed
Wrong – Drain pipe has been cut and foundation penetration has not been properly sealed
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Wrong – Driveway is not sloped away from the house
Wrong – Driveway is not sloped away from the house
Wrong – Driveway is not sloped away from the house
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Wrong – The final grade does not slope away from the house
Wrong – The final grade does not slope away from the house
Wrong – The final grade does not slope away from the house
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